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B. G. ROBERTS.

FURNITURE DRAWER.

No. 316,294. A Patented Apr. 21, 1885..

WITNESSES mm 615M? fl I F ATTORNIEYIS NITED STATES EDWARD G. ROBERTS, OF BROADFORD, VIRGINIA.

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FURNITURE-DRAWER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N0. 316,294, dated April 21, 1885.

Application filed February 4, 1884. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, EDWARD G. Rename, a citizen ofthe United States, residing at Broadford, in the county of Smyth and State of Virginia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Furniture-Drawers; and -I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable othersskilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to letters or figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

Figure 1 of the drawings is a vertical sectional View of my device, and Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of the same.

This invention has relation to sliding drawers for bureaus and other articles of furniture; and it consists in the construction and novel arrangement of the jointed parallel moving arms connecting the drawer to the back of the case; and it consists in the combination, with the drawer and case, and the parallel moving connecting-arms, of the upper and lower roller-bearings and the drawerstop, all as hereinafter set forth.

In the accompanying drawings, the letter A designates the case, which is made in any ordinary form. being constructed with an open front and with a back wall, 0.

D represents a lodge-bearing on each side wallv within the case, whereby the drawer B is supported. This bearing is provided with a roller, 6, which is seated in a recess, g, in

the ledge and turns upon a suitable bearing between plates k. Upon this roller 6 the side wall, F, of the drawer has its bearing, as shown. The rear portion of the lower margin of the side wall is also provided with an anti-friction roller h, which is seated in a recess in the wall, projecting downward sufficiently to engage the ledge D. This roller turns upon a bearing between plates k, which are secured to the side wall of the drawer.

To the rear portion of the upper edge of each side wall is connected a roller-bearing, Z, which works upon a suitable bearing between plates 70, which are secured to said side wall. This roller-bearing is designed to engage a ledge or cleat, m, which is secured to the case at its side above the edge of the side wall of the drawer. By means of these anti-friction rollers the action of the drawer is made very easy, and in order to preventthe drawer from hanging in its movements or slipping casually from the case the devices herein-below mentioned are provided.

To the back of the case, near each end, is pivoted, as at n, a ointed arm, E, consisting of the bars 3 s, which are pivoted together at p. These jointed arms are connected by a longitudinal bar, 2, whereby they are kept in parallel position during their movements. The front bars of these jointed arms are pivoted to the back of the drawer, as indicated at 1;. These parallel-moving arms govern the movement of the drawer, holding it steady and causing it to move squarely to the front or rear, even when pulled or pushed in acareless manner.

At the lower portion of the drawer, in rear,

is provided a stop, it, which, when the drawer.

is pulled outward, engages a'transverse portion, 10, of the casein front and prevents the drawer from slipping entirely from the case. This stop also serves to govern the outward movement of the drawer, preventing the jointed arms E from being fully straightened out, and thus forming an obstruction at the back of the drawer. By means of the stop, the arms are kept always bent and ready for action. The projection or stop t also prevents the drawer i'rom crowding the parallelmoving arms when pushed back into the case.

Having described this invention, What I desire to secure by Letters Patent is- 1. The combination, with the drawer and case, of the jointed parallel-moving arms connecting the drawer to the case, the upper and lower roller bearings at the sides of the drawer, the rollers, and the drawerstop, substantially as specified.

2. The combination, with the case and drawer, of the parallel-moving arms connecting the rear of the drawer to inner rear wall of the case, the horizontal'bar connecting the said arms, and the stop on the bottom of the drawer extending rearwardly to prevent the parallel arms from being crowded when the drawer is pushed back, snbstantiallyifas specified.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

- EDWARD G. ROBERTS.

Witnesses:

WM. H. CRENSHAW, J ERY WHITEAKER. 

